If I only get ONE place to go on Maui, I’m usually going to pick the Monkeypod. When I lived on Maui, we would stop at the Monkeypod in Wailea for happy hour all the time after a beach day so it feels a bit like tradition. And I still don’t really feel like I’m on Maui until I’ve had a mai tai. 

They’re famous for their mai tais which have a lilikoi foam on top and they do a really good happy hour. Check the recent hours but there’s usually an early one from 3ish to 5ish and a later one after 8 or 9. Besides pretty good deals on drinks, most of their appetizers and pizzas are half off. 

The original Monkeypod is in Wailea, but the one at Whalers Village in Kaanapali has ocean views. 

I especially love their lobster deviled eggs, kalua pork & pineapple pizza, seafood pasta, and of course, the mahi mahi.